diff --git a/ares/CHANGES b/ares/CHANGES
index 49f4a324d4854139da355a1fd202344fb9bcd89a..1cc64ff636bfffed6cd9e923a738727af65042fa 100644
--- a/ares/CHANGES
+++ b/ares/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
   Changelog for the c-ares project
 
+* April 5
+
+- Dominick Meglio: Provided implementations of inet_net_pton and inet_pton
+  from BIND for systems that do not include these functions.
+
 * March 11, 2005
 
 - Dominick Meglio added ares_parse_aaaa_reply.c and did various
diff --git a/ares/Makefile.inc b/ares/Makefile.inc
index 08e213f8819ca59fb73a9246e5dbfcc7565cdbe8..6498104c769c9e585feb48eb08b99ae2ea41bf0f 100644
--- a/ares/Makefile.inc
+++ b/ares/Makefile.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ares_gethostbyaddr.c ares_send.c ares__read_line.c ares_gethostbyname.c	   \
 ares_strerror.c ares_cancel.c ares_init.c ares_timeout.c ares_destroy.c	   \
 ares_mkquery.c ares_version.c ares_expand_name.c ares_parse_a_reply.c	   \
 windows_port.c ares_expand_string.c ares_parse_ptr_reply.c                 \
-ares_parse_aaaa_reply.c
+ares_parse_aaaa_reply.c inet_net_pton.c
 
 HHEADERS = ares.h ares_private.h setup.h ares_dns.h ares_version.h nameser.h
 
diff --git a/ares/configure.ac b/ares/configure.ac
index ec1d3ba04e6ea3aeefb5f7f9c39dd1914dfbff3e..962ee20f2409aa5ee365b74f4d192f8ee6eabbd3 100644
--- a/ares/configure.ac
+++ b/ares/configure.ac
@@ -120,4 +120,69 @@ CARES_CHECK_STRUCT(
      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_STRUCT_IN6_ADDR,1,[Define to 1 if you have struct in6_addr.])
 )
 
+dnl check for inet_pton
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(inet_pton)
+dnl Some systems have it, but not IPv6
+if test "$ac_cv_func_inet_pton" = "yes" ; then
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(if inet_pton supports IPv6)
+AC_TRY_RUN(
+  [
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK_H
+#include <winsock.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_NETINET_IN_H
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#endif
+int main()
+  {
+    struct in6_addr addr6;
+    if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, "::1", &addr6) < 1)
+      exit(1);
+    else
+      exit(0);
+  }
+  ], [
+       AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+       AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_INET_PTON_IPV6,1,[Define to 1 if inet_pton supports IPv6.])
+     ], AC_MSG_RESULT(no),AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
+fi
+dnl Check for inet_net_pton
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(inet_net_pton)
+dnl Again, some systems have it, but not IPv6
+if test "$ac_cv_func_inet_net_pton" = "yes" ; then
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(if inet_net_pton supports IPv6)
+AC_TRY_RUN(
+  [
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK_H
+#include <winsock.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_NETINET_IN_H
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#endif
+int main()
+  {
+    struct in6_addr addr6;
+    if (inet_net_pton(AF_INET6, "::1", &addr6, sizeof(addr6)) < 1)
+      exit(1);
+    else
+      exit(0);
+  }
+  ], [
+       AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+       AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_INET_NET_PTON_IPV6,1,[Define to 1 if inet_net_pton supports IPv6.])
+     ], AC_MSG_RESULT(no),AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
+fi
+
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)
diff --git a/ares/inet_net_pton.c b/ares/inet_net_pton.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b61a16c853b6107e9ed59860e4f0703710833f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ares/inet_net_pton.c
@@ -0,0 +1,415 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004 by Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ * Copyright (c) 1996,1999 by Internet Software Consortium.
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ISC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL ISC BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
+ * OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "setup.h"
+
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <arpa/nameser.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_INET_NET_PTON) || !defined(HAVE_INET_NET_PTON_IPV6) || \
+    !defined(HAVE_INET_PTON) || !defined(HAVE_INET_PTON_IPV6)
+
+/*
+ * static int
+ * inet_net_pton_ipv4(src, dst, size)
+ *	convert IPv4 network number from presentation to network format.
+ *	accepts hex octets, hex strings, decimal octets, and /CIDR.
+ *	"size" is in bytes and describes "dst".
+ * return:
+ *	number of bits, either imputed classfully or specified with /CIDR,
+ *	or -1 if some failure occurred (check errno).  ENOENT means it was
+ *	not an IPv4 network specification.
+ * note:
+ *	network byte order assumed.  this means 192.5.5.240/28 has
+ *	0b11110000 in its fourth octet.
+ * author:
+ *	Paul Vixie (ISC), June 1996
+ */
+static int
+inet_net_pton_ipv4(const char *src, u_char *dst, size_t size) {
+	static const char xdigits[] = "0123456789abcdef";
+	static const char digits[] = "0123456789";
+	int n, ch, tmp = 0, dirty, bits;
+	const u_char *odst = dst;
+
+	ch = *src++;
+	if (ch == '0' && (src[0] == 'x' || src[0] == 'X')
+	    && isascii((unsigned char)(src[1]))
+	    && isxdigit((unsigned char)(src[1]))) {
+		/* Hexadecimal: Eat nybble string. */
+		if (size <= 0U)
+			goto emsgsize;
+		dirty = 0;
+		src++;	/* skip x or X. */
+		while ((ch = *src++) != '\0' && isascii(ch) && isxdigit(ch)) {
+			if (isupper(ch))
+				ch = tolower(ch);
+			n = strchr(xdigits, ch) - xdigits;
+			if (dirty == 0)
+				tmp = n;
+			else
+				tmp = (tmp << 4) | n;
+			if (++dirty == 2) {
+				if (size-- <= 0U)
+					goto emsgsize;
+				*dst++ = (u_char) tmp;
+				dirty = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		if (dirty) {  /* Odd trailing nybble? */
+			if (size-- <= 0U)
+				goto emsgsize;
+			*dst++ = (u_char) (tmp << 4);
+		}
+	} else if (isascii(ch) && isdigit(ch)) {
+		/* Decimal: eat dotted digit string. */
+		for (;;) {
+			tmp = 0;
+			do {
+				n = strchr(digits, ch) - digits;
+				tmp *= 10;
+				tmp += n;
+				if (tmp > 255)
+					goto enoent;
+			} while ((ch = *src++) != '\0' &&
+				 isascii(ch) && isdigit(ch));
+			if (size-- <= 0U)
+				goto emsgsize;
+			*dst++ = (u_char) tmp;
+			if (ch == '\0' || ch == '/')
+				break;
+			if (ch != '.')
+				goto enoent;
+			ch = *src++;
+			if (!isascii(ch) || !isdigit(ch))
+				goto enoent;
+		}
+	} else
+		goto enoent;
+
+	bits = -1;
+	if (ch == '/' && isascii((unsigned char)(src[0])) &&
+	    isdigit((unsigned char)(src[0])) && dst > odst) {
+		/* CIDR width specifier.  Nothing can follow it. */
+		ch = *src++;	/* Skip over the /. */
+		bits = 0;
+		do {
+			n = strchr(digits, ch) - digits;
+			bits *= 10;
+			bits += n;
+		} while ((ch = *src++) != '\0' && isascii(ch) && isdigit(ch));
+		if (ch != '\0')
+			goto enoent;
+		if (bits > 32)
+			goto emsgsize;
+	}
+
+	/* Firey death and destruction unless we prefetched EOS. */
+	if (ch != '\0')
+		goto enoent;
+
+	/* If nothing was written to the destination, we found no address. */
+	if (dst == odst)
+		goto enoent;
+	/* If no CIDR spec was given, infer width from net class. */
+	if (bits == -1) {
+		if (*odst >= 240)	/* Class E */
+			bits = 32;
+		else if (*odst >= 224)	/* Class D */
+			bits = 8;
+		else if (*odst >= 192)	/* Class C */
+			bits = 24;
+		else if (*odst >= 128)	/* Class B */
+			bits = 16;
+		else			/* Class A */
+			bits = 8;
+		/* If imputed mask is narrower than specified octets, widen. */
+		if (bits < ((dst - odst) * 8))
+			bits = (dst - odst) * 8;
+		/*
+		 * If there are no additional bits specified for a class D
+		 * address adjust bits to 4.
+		 */
+		if (bits == 8 && *odst == 224)
+			bits = 4;
+	}
+	/* Extend network to cover the actual mask. */
+	while (bits > ((dst - odst) * 8)) {
+		if (size-- <= 0U)
+			goto emsgsize;
+		*dst++ = '\0';
+	}
+	return (bits);
+
+ enoent:
+	errno = ENOENT;
+	return (-1);
+
+ emsgsize:
+	errno = EMSGSIZE;
+	return (-1);
+}
+
+static int
+getbits(const char *src, int *bitsp) {
+	static const char digits[] = "0123456789";
+	int n;
+	int val;
+	char ch;
+
+	val = 0;
+	n = 0;
+	while ((ch = *src++) != '\0') {
+		const char *pch;
+
+		pch = strchr(digits, ch);
+		if (pch != NULL) {
+			if (n++ != 0 && val == 0)	/* no leading zeros */
+				return (0);
+			val *= 10;
+			val += (pch - digits);
+			if (val > 128)			/* range */
+				return (0);
+			continue;
+		}
+		return (0);
+	}
+	if (n == 0)
+		return (0);
+	*bitsp = val;
+	return (1);
+}
+
+static int
+getv4(const char *src, u_char *dst, int *bitsp) {
+	static const char digits[] = "0123456789";
+	u_char *odst = dst;
+	int n;
+	u_int val;
+	char ch;
+
+	val = 0;
+	n = 0;
+	while ((ch = *src++) != '\0') {
+		const char *pch;
+
+		pch = strchr(digits, ch);
+		if (pch != NULL) {
+			if (n++ != 0 && val == 0)	/* no leading zeros */
+				return (0);
+			val *= 10;
+			val += (pch - digits);
+			if (val > 255)			/* range */
+				return (0);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (ch == '.' || ch == '/') {
+			if (dst - odst > 3)		/* too many octets? */
+				return (0);
+			*dst++ = val;
+			if (ch == '/')
+				return (getbits(src, bitsp));
+			val = 0;
+			n = 0;
+			continue;
+		}
+		return (0);
+	}
+	if (n == 0)
+		return (0);
+	if (dst - odst > 3)		/* too many octets? */
+		return (0);
+	*dst++ = val;
+	return (1);
+}
+
+static int
+inet_net_pton_ipv6(const char *src, u_char *dst, size_t size) {
+	static const char xdigits_l[] = "0123456789abcdef",
+			  xdigits_u[] = "0123456789ABCDEF";
+	u_char tmp[NS_IN6ADDRSZ], *tp, *endp, *colonp;
+	const char *xdigits, *curtok;
+	int ch, saw_xdigit;
+	u_int val;
+	int digits;
+	int bits;
+	size_t bytes;
+	int words;
+	int ipv4;
+
+	memset((tp = tmp), '\0', NS_IN6ADDRSZ);
+	endp = tp + NS_IN6ADDRSZ;
+	colonp = NULL;
+	/* Leading :: requires some special handling. */
+	if (*src == ':')
+		if (*++src != ':')
+			goto enoent;
+	curtok = src;
+	saw_xdigit = 0;
+	val = 0;
+	digits = 0;
+	bits = -1;
+	ipv4 = 0;
+	while ((ch = *src++) != '\0') {
+		const char *pch;
+
+		if ((pch = strchr((xdigits = xdigits_l), ch)) == NULL)
+			pch = strchr((xdigits = xdigits_u), ch);
+		if (pch != NULL) {
+			val <<= 4;
+			val |= (pch - xdigits);
+			if (++digits > 4)
+				goto enoent;
+			saw_xdigit = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (ch == ':') {
+			curtok = src;
+			if (!saw_xdigit) {
+				if (colonp)
+					goto enoent;
+				colonp = tp;
+				continue;
+			} else if (*src == '\0')
+				goto enoent;
+			if (tp + NS_INT16SZ > endp)
+				return (0);
+			*tp++ = (u_char) (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+			*tp++ = (u_char) val & 0xff;
+			saw_xdigit = 0;
+			digits = 0;
+			val = 0;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (ch == '.' && ((tp + NS_INADDRSZ) <= endp) &&
+		     getv4(curtok, tp, &bits) > 0) {
+			tp += NS_INADDRSZ;
+			saw_xdigit = 0;
+			ipv4 = 1;
+			break;	/* '\0' was seen by inet_pton4(). */
+		}
+		if (ch == '/' && getbits(src, &bits) > 0)
+			break;
+		goto enoent;
+	}
+	if (saw_xdigit) {
+		if (tp + NS_INT16SZ > endp)
+			goto enoent;
+		*tp++ = (u_char) (val >> 8) & 0xff;
+		*tp++ = (u_char) val & 0xff;
+	}
+	if (bits == -1)
+		bits = 128;
+
+	words = (bits + 15) / 16;
+	if (words < 2)
+		words = 2;
+	if (ipv4)
+		words = 8;
+	endp =  tmp + 2 * words;
+
+	if (colonp != NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * Since some memmove()'s erroneously fail to handle
+		 * overlapping regions, we'll do the shift by hand.
+		 */
+		const int n = tp - colonp;
+		int i;
+
+		if (tp == endp)
+			goto enoent;
+		for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
+			endp[- i] = colonp[n - i];
+			colonp[n - i] = 0;
+		}
+		tp = endp;
+	}
+	if (tp != endp)
+		goto enoent;
+
+	bytes = (bits + 7) / 8;
+	if (bytes > size)
+		goto emsgsize;
+	memcpy(dst, tmp, bytes);
+	return (bits);
+
+ enoent:
+	errno = ENOENT;
+	return (-1);
+
+ emsgsize:
+	errno = EMSGSIZE;
+	return (-1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * int
+ * inet_net_pton(af, src, dst, size)
+ *	convert network number from presentation to network format.
+ *	accepts hex octets, hex strings, decimal octets, and /CIDR.
+ *	"size" is in bytes and describes "dst".
+ * return:
+ *	number of bits, either imputed classfully or specified with /CIDR,
+ *	or -1 if some failure occurred (check errno).  ENOENT means it was
+ *	not a valid network specification.
+ * author:
+ *	Paul Vixie (ISC), June 1996
+ */
+int
+ares_inet_net_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst, size_t size) {
+	switch (af) {
+	case AF_INET:
+		return (inet_net_pton_ipv4(src, dst, size));
+	case AF_INET6:
+		return (inet_net_pton_ipv6(src, dst, size));
+	default:
+		errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
+		return (-1);
+	}
+}
+
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_INET_PTON) || !defined(HAVE_INET_PTON_IPV6)
+int ares_inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst) {
+	int size, result;
+	
+	if (af == AF_INET)
+		size = sizeof(struct in_addr);
+	else if (af == AF_INET6)
+		size = sizeof(struct in6_addr);
+	else
+	{
+		errno = EAFNOSUPPORT;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	result = ares_inet_net_pton(af, src, dst, size);
+	if (result == -1 && errno == ENOENT)
+		return 0;
+	return (result > -1 ? 1 : -1);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/ares/setup.h b/ares/setup.h
index 3a10745c2933dc3581e6d92b99f5b878b533ae4b..c3f2a8b520533bd155ec8b45b484acf17defd995 100644
--- a/ares/setup.h
+++ b/ares/setup.h
@@ -89,4 +89,15 @@ struct in6_addr
 };
 #endif
 
+#if defined(HAVE_INET_PTON) && defined(HAVE_INET_PTON_IPV6)
+#define ares_inet_pton(x,y,z) inet_pton(x,y,z)
+#else
+int ares_inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst);
+#endif
+#if defined(HAVE_INET_NET_PTON) && defined(HAVE_INET_NET_PTON_IPV6)
+#define ares_inet_net_pton(w,x,y,z) inet_net_pton(w,x,y,z)
+#else
+int ares_inet_net_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst, unsigned int size);
+#endif
+
 #endif /* ARES_SETUP_H */